Lebanon and the terrorist organization Hezbollah agreed to a US-backed ceasefire proposal with Israel on Monday, according to a new report.
A top Lebanese official Ali Hassan Khalil told Reuters that his country had delivered a written response to Lebanon's US ambassador and that White House envoy Amos Hochstein is on his way to Beirut to have further discussions.
"Lebanon presented its comments on the paper in a positive atmosphere," Khalil said. "All the comments that we presented affirm the precise adherence to (U.N.) Resolution 1701 with all its provisions," he added, declining to give any further details.
Khalil was referencing the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which ended a 2006 war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and requires Hezbollah to have no armed presence in the area between the Lebanese-Israeli border and the Litani River.
Khalil warned that if Israel did not agree to the proposed ceasefire, "it could make 100 problems."
Israel has not yet commented on the ceasefire proposal.
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A top Lebanese official Ali Hassan Khalil told Reuters that his country had delivered a written response to Lebanon's US ambassador and that White House envoy Amos Hochstein is on his way to Beirut to have further discussions.
"Lebanon presented its comments on the paper in a positive atmosphere," Khalil said. "All the comments that we presented affirm the precise adherence to (U.N.) Resolution 1701 with all its provisions," he added, declining to give any further details.
Khalil was referencing the UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which ended a 2006 war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and requires Hezbollah to have no armed presence in the area between the Lebanese-Israeli border and the Litani River.
Khalil warned that if Israel did not agree to the proposed ceasefire, "it could make 100 problems."
Israel has not yet commented on the ceasefire proposal.
This is a breaking story. Refresh for updates.
